SUMMARIZE: What happened in the Presidential Election of 1796? Who was involved? What parties support each candidate? What was the outcome? Why was the outcome possible? Keep it short
In the Presidential Election of 1796, John Adams of the Federalist Party ran against Thomas Jefferson of the Democratic-Republican Party. Adams won the election and became the second president of the United States. The outcome was possible due to the split in the Democratic-Republican Party, leading to Adams securing enough electoral votes to win.
